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 During the v0 series of releases we may break the API as we fix bugs and get feedback.
 
 [semver]: http://semver.org/
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+### License
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+etcd is under the Apache 2.0 license. See the [LICENSE][license] file for details.
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+[license]: https://github.com/coreos/etcd/blob/master/LICENSE